Retainer clips for temporary wall system

Abstract

A clip for coupling a first wall panel comprising a first joiner and a core adjacent to the first joiner and a second wall panel comprising a second joiner includes a longitudinal wall, a vertical wall perpendicular coupled to the longitudinal wall, a recessed wall coupled to the vertical wall and a retaining wall coupled to the recessed wall extending from the recessed wall. The vertical wall, the recessed wall and said retaining wall extend into a channel formed by the second joiner. An insert wall extends from the longitudinal wall and is sized to be received outside the first channel.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A clip for coupling a first wall panel comprising a first joiner having a first channel, and said first wall having a core adjacent to the first joiner and a second wall panel comprising a second joiner having a second channel, said clip comprising:
 a longitudinal wall; 
 a vertical wall perpendicular coupled to the longitudinal wall; 
 a recessed wall coupled to the vertical wall; 
 a retaining wall coupled to the recessed wall extending from the recessed wall in a direction toward a plane of the longitudinal wall; 
 said vertical wall, the recessed wall and said retaining wall extending into the second channel formed by the second joiner; and 
 an insert wall extending from the longitudinal wall and sized to be received outside the first channel, 
 the longitudinal wall, the vertical wall, the recessed wall, the retaining wall and the insert wall are sized so that the insert wall is adjacent to a lateral wall of the first joiner and outside the first channel when the vertical wall, the recessed wall and the retaining wall extend into the second channel formed by the second joiner. 
 
     
     
       2. The clip of  claim 1  wherein the insert wall comprises a first insert wall portion extending from the longitudinal wall spaced apart from the vertical wall and second insert wall portion extending from the first insert wall portion. 
     
     
       3. The clip of  claim 2  wherein the first insert wall portion is disposed at a first angle relative to the longitudinal wall and the second insert wall portion is at a second angle relative to the longitudinal wall, said first angle different than the second angle. 
     
     
       4. The clip of  claim 1  wherein the longitudinal wall has a first end and a second end, said vertical wall extending from the first end and the insert wall extending from the second end. 
     
     
       5. The clip of  claim 1  wherein the retaining wall comprises a first retaining wall portion coupled to the recessed wall and a second retaining wall portion coupled to the first retaining wall. 
     
     
       6. The clip of  claim 5  wherein the first retaining wall portion is disposed at a first angle relative to the recessed wall and the second retaining wall portion is disposed at a second angle relative to the recessed wall different than the first angle. 
     
     
       7. The clip of  claim 1  further comprising a retaining edge at an intersection of the first retaining wall portion and the second retaining wall portion, said retaining edge extending against a lateral wall of the second joiner. 
     
     
       8. The clip of  claim 1  wherein the recessed wall extends longitudinally from the vertical wall. 
     
     
       9. The clip of  claim 1  wherein the recessed wall extends longitudinally from the vertical wall and parallel to the longitudinal wall. 
     
     
       10. The clip of  claim 1  wherein the vertical wall is longer than the retaining wall. 
     
     
       11. The clip of  claim 1  wherein the insert wall is longer than the vertical wall. 
     
     
       12. The clip of  claim 1  wherein the retaining wall is shorter than the vertical wall and insert wall. 
     
     
       13. The clip of  claim 1  wherein a first insert wall portion of the insert wall is disposed at a first angle relative to the longitudinal wall. 
     
     
       14. The clip of  claim 13  wherein the first angle is about 85 degrees. 
     
     
       15. The clip of  claim 13  wherein a second insert wall portion of the first insert wall portion is disposed at a second angle relative to the longitudinal wall, said first angle different than the second angle. 
     
     
       16. A wall system comprising:
 a clip having,
 a longitudinal wall; 
 a vertical wall perpendicular coupled to the longitudinal wall; 
 a recessed wall coupled to the vertical wall; 
 a retaining wall coupled to the recessed wall extending from the recessed wall; 
 said vertical wall, the recessed wall and said retaining wall extending into a channel formed by the second joiner; and 
 an insert wall extending from the longitudinal wall and sized to be received outside the first channel; 
 
 the first wall panel comprising the first joiner; 
 the second wall panel comprising the second joiner; and 
 wherein the vertical wall, the recessed wall and the retaining wall are received in the first channel and wherein the first joiner is a female joiner and the second joiner is a male joiner. 
 
     
     
       17. The wall system of  claim 16  wherein a second portion of the insert wall extends from the channel when the clip is assembled. 
     
     
       18. The wall system of  claim 16  wherein the insert wall is near the first joiner when assembled. 
     
     
       19. The wall system of  claim 16  wherein the insert wall is directly adjacent to the first joiner when assembled.